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Estonian operetta singer, opera soloist, and stage actress
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2020-05-01 11:21:34
From his home in Berlin the violinist is hosting a hugely successful show, Hope@Home, that has resurrected the art of the house concert – with the help of local guests, from Matthias Goerne to Simon Rattle Opera and classical concerts to watch at home See all our coronavirus coverage ‘You’d better unpack.” I was outside my home in Berlin in my car. I had just loaded it up and strapped the kids into their seats when my manager called. It was 11 March. The day before, I had completed a tour of Germany, performing 14 concerts in 10 days. The first news about Covid-19 was starting to Seep through, but the concert halls were still open and, as a violinist and music director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, I had been playing for 2,000 people every night. At the signing sessions afterwards, the promoters had put up large […]
2020-04-29 09:00:27
Rating: 0 Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude Recommended recording: Pablo Casals (cello) This is a very old scratchy recording, but if you lean in to listen, you will discover the inimitable Pablo Casals, one of the greatest interpreters of Bach. He remains unrivalled, thanks to his intensity and the honesty with which he plays Bach’s music. Goldberg Variations: Aria Recommended recording: Glenn Gould (piano) It’s hard to put together a list of Bach’s greatest works without including the Aria from his Goldberg Variations. It’s equally hard to not […]
2020-02-23 11:45:00
Pierre Boulez Saal Schumann: Violin Sonata no.1 in A minor, op.105 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata no.2 in D major, op.94a Franck: Violin Sonata in A major Guy Braunstein (violin) Martha Argerich (piano) Martha Argerich returns to town: for chamber music with Guy Braunstein and for the Ravel G major Piano Concerto with Zubin Mehta (to follow). My heart went out to those in the lengthy queue for returns at the Pierre Boulez Saal, but certainly not so much as to relinquish my ticket. Was it worth it? Yes, as ever. All three sonata performances elicited thoughtful, committed performances from Braunstein and Argerich in this, their first joint recital. First, though, we heard the first of Schumann’s three late violin sonatas: enigmatic works, for which many seem unable to find the key. (I battled with all of them at one […]
2020-02-23 11:45:00
Pierre Boulez Saal Schumann: Violin Sonata no.1 in A minor, op.105 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata no.2 in D major, op.94a Franck: Violin Sonata in A major Guy Braunstein (violin) Martha Argerich (piano) Martha Argerich returns to town: for chamber music with Guy Braunstein and for the Ravel G major Piano Concerto with Zubin Mehta (to follow). My heart went out to those in the lengthy queue for returns at the Pierre Boulez Saal, but certainly not so much as to relinquish my ticket. Was it worth it? Yes, as ever. All three sonata performances elicited thoughtful, committed performances from Braunstein and Argerich in this, their first joint recital. First, though, we heard the first of Schumann’s three late violin sonatas: enigmatic works, for which many seem unable to find the key. (I battled with all of them at one […]
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